From: goehring@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Scott Goehring)
Subject: Asking for refunds can be dangerous
Message-ID: <31628@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 92 14:43:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: mentor.31628 Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

From _L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman_ (Corydon, p. 366):

FRANK NOTARO:

Saturday, 5 Oct. '85: I went down to the Advanced Organization in Los Angeles to ask for a refund of monies paid for a level of auditing.

My request was in writing.

A security guard told me to get out or I would be arrested.

"O.K. I will have to picket," I said.

The next day I picketed by myself in front of the entire Cedars of Lebanon ("Blue Building") Complex.

One sign said "Ron is Xenu!"

A Church of Scientology "Security Guard" came from the front and grabbed my signs, while three or four others jumped me from behind and threw me to the pavement in the middle of the street, where they pinned me down and handcuffed me from behind. They then took me inside the building across from the Advanced Organization.

On the way I managed to shout to a friend to call the police, as I was afraid. I was held captive for an hour or so until the police came and released me.

The police officer told me I had every right to picket and escorted me to safety.

----- The criminal behavior by Scientologists here is evident.

-- No responsible person attempts to absolve himself of the bad effects of his actions by blaming the actions of others. Irresponsible people, of course, do it all the time. -- Chip Salzenberg (chip@tct.com), news.groups

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